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    CVE-2003-0446

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, possibly in a component that is also used by other Microsoft products, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script via an XML file that contains a parse error, which inserts the script in the resulting error message.

    Published:Jun 20, 2003
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 20, 2003
    EPSS Score:0.42332
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm013-ie/http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm013-ie/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22783

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-06/0120.html
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/005762.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105585986015421&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105595990924165&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105585001905002&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/9055
    http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm013-ie/
    http://www.osvdb.org/3065
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7938
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12334
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-06/0120.html
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/005762.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105585986015421&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105595990924165&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105585001905002&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/9055
    http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm013-ie/
    http://www.osvdb.org/3065
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7938
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12334

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High